UCF sells Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl ticket allotment in record time

The University of Central Florida sold the entirety of its Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl ticket allotment in record time, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and the university announced.

UCF’s block of 12,500 tickets were sold in three days, making them one of the fastest Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl teams to sell its entire block of tickets.

The Knights become the first Group of Five team to sell through their entire ticket block in the College Football Playoff era.

The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl between the No. 12 UCF Knights and No. 7 Auburn Tigers kicks off January 1, 2018 from Mercedes-Benz Stadium at 12:30 p.m. ET.

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